Football: Cal Spring Football Experience

Coach Sonny Dykes said the Bears will run about 80 plays Saturday during their Cal Spring Football Experience.

The occasion won’t be strictly a spring game. There are lots of festivities planned to go with the scrimmaging, but a full-fledged spring game isn’t practical, Dykes said.

“When you’re an uptempo offense the problem you run into is spring games become a real pain in the rear end,” he said. “When we were at Louisiana Tech we ran I think in the neighborhood of 75 plays in the first quarter of the spring game one year.

“There’s no rest. You have 22 guys playing, so it’s basically like 150 plays. That’s a bit of an issue.”

Dykes said Saturday’s free event will have a mix of fan interaction. “Try to make it a good experience,” he said.

Gates will open at 10 a.m., with the scrimmage beginning at 11 a.m. Pac-12 Networks will televise the proceedings.

Here’s more on the Cal Spring Football experience:

· Run On The Field With The Bears – First 100 fans in attendance receive a ticket good for the opportunity to lead the Bears onto the field through the North Tunnel